Farm operations
44
Avg 293 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census LA · FIPS 22089 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Saint Charles County, Louisiana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Saint Charles County. Ranked #58 of 64 counties in Louisiana.
12,888 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 31.6% 4,079 acres
- Other land
- 68.4% 8,809 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Saint Charles County received $3.49 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.3× the Louisiana county median of $11.89.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $3.49
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.89
- Louisiana county median per acre
- 0.29×
- Louisiana median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Saint Charles County, Louisiana is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$8.4M
0.15× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$45K
0.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.1M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Saint Charles County's net farm income sits at the 21th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Saint Charles County Farm Data Shows
Saint Charles County, Louisiana reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 64 of 64 Louisiana counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 59 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 52 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Louisiana.
Read with Saint Charles County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Saint Charles (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Elliott County, KY · TRACE
$45K federal receipts is higher by - than Saint Charles; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Newton County, GA · TRACE
$44K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Saint Charles; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Whitfield County, GA · TRACE
$44K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Saint Charles; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Clallam County, WA · TRACE
$46K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Saint Charles; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
San Juan County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
San Juan sits near Saint Charles on payments-per-acre ($3.68) while total receipts differ.
Baraga County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Baraga sits near Saint Charles on payments-per-acre ($3.70) while total receipts differ.
Louisiana ERS state roll-up
Saint Charles stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Louisiana's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Saint Charles under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Saint Charles County, Louisiana:
- See how Louisiana compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Louisiana state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Saint Charles County, Louisiana?
Saint Charles County, Louisiana has 44 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 293 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Saint Charles County?
Saint Charles County's total commodity sales are $8.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #58 among 64 counties in Louisiana.
How much federal farm assistance does Saint Charles County receive?
Saint Charles County received $45K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($3.49/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Saint Charles County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Saint Charles County is $2.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.